Market Timings & Holidays
Commodity Market Trading Holiday List 2024
The trading members are informed that the national exchange must observe the following trading holidays in the year 2024. The holidays are listed for the Commodity derivative segment.
| Sr. No. | Date | Description | Day |
1 | 22-Jan-2024 | Special Holiday | Monday |
2 | 26-Jan-2024 | Republic Day | Friday |
3 | 29-Mar-2024 | Good Friday | Friday |
4 | 15-Aug-2024 | Independence Day | Thursday |
5 | 2-Oct-2024 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Wednesday |
6 | 1-Nov-2024 | Diwali Laxmi Pujan* | Friday |
7 | 25-Dec-2024 | Christmas | Wednesday |
List of MCX Holidays falling on Saturday/Sunday
| Sr. No. | Date | Festival | Day |
1 | 14-Apr-2024 | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti | Sunday |
2 | 21-Apr-2024 | Mahavir Jayanti | Sunday |
3 | 7-Sep-2024 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Saturday |
4 | 12-October-2024 | Dussehra | Saturday |
5 | 2-November-2024 | Diwali-Balipratipada | Saturday |
*Muhurat Trading will be conducted. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.
Market Timings
Trading on the Commodity Derivatives segment takes place on all days of the week (except Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). The market timings of the commodity derivatives segment are:
Normal Market Open : 09:00 hrs
Normal Market Close : 23:30 hrs
Commodity Category | Trade Start Time | Trade End Time (after start of US daylight savings in Spring Season) | Trade End Time (after end of US daylight savings in Spring Season) |
Internationally Referenced Non-Agri Commodities | 09:00 AM | 11:30 PM | 11:55 PM |
Trade Modification | | 11:45 PM | 11:59 PM |
Position Limit/Collateral value set-up /cut-off end time | | 11:45 PM | 11:59 PM |
Note:- On NSE general Holidays, market will open in Session 2 or as may be announced via circular from time to time.- NSE CLEARING may however close the market on days other than the above schedule holidays or may open the market on days originally declared as holidays. The NSE CLEARING may also extend, advance or reduce market hours when it deems fit and necessary.
Commodity Market Clearing Holiday List 2024
| Sr. No. | Date | Description | Day |
| 1 | 22-Jan-2024 | Special Holiday | Monday |
| 2 | 26-Jan-2024 | Republic Day | Friday |
| 3 | 19-Feb-2024 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Monday |
| 4 | 8-March-2024 | Mahashivratri | Friday |
| 5 | 25-Mar-2024 | Holi | Monday |
| 6 | 29-Mar-2024 | Good Friday | Friday |
| 7 | 1-Apr-2024 | Annual Bank closing | Monday |
| 8 | 9-Apr-2024 | Gudi Padwa | Tuesday |
| 9 | 11-Apr-2024 | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) | Thursday |
| 10 | 17-Apr-2024 | Ram Navami | Wednesday |
| 11 | 1-May-2024 | Maharashtra Day | Wednesday |
| 12 | 23-May-2024 | Buddha Pournima | Thurday |
| 13 | 17-Jun-2024 | Bakri Eid | Monday |
| 14 | 17-Jul-2024 | Moharram | Wednesday |
| 15 | 15-Aug-2024 | Independence Day/ Parsi New Year | Thursday |
| 16 | 16-Sep-2024 | Eid-e-Milad | Monday |
| 17 | 2-Oct-2024 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Wednesday |
| 18 | 1-Nov-2024 | Diwali-Laxmi Pujan | Friday |
| 19 | 15-Nov-2024 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Friday |
| 20 | 25-Dec-2024 | Christmas | Wednesday |
Market Timings
Trading on the Commodity Derivatives segment takes place on all days of the week (except Saturdays and Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance). The market timings of the commodity derivatives segment are:
Normal Market Open : 09:00 hrs
Normal Market Close : 23:30 hrs
Commodity Category | Trade Start Time | Trade End Time (after start of US daylight savings in Spring Season) | Trade End Time (after end of US daylight savings in Spring Season) |
Internationally Referenced Non-Agri Commodities | 09:00 AM | 11:30 PM | 11:55 PM |
Trade Modification | | 11:45 PM | 11:59 PM |
Position Limit/Collateral value set-up /cut-off end time | | 11:45 PM | 11:59 PM |
Note:- On NSE general Holidays, market will open in Session 2 or as may be announced via circular from time to time.
NSE CLEARING may however close the market on days other than the above schedule holidays or may open the market on days originally declared as holidays. The NSE CLEARING may also extend, advance or reduce market hours when it deems fit and necessary.